The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-20
DURING THE WEEK.
The Weeks Synopsis of General
and Local News
CONDENSED FOR OUR WEEKLY FRIENDS

Tuesday December IA collision between
two trains on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
resulted in the killing of three men, among them
being Conductor Frey. Tickets for the Sullivan
Mitchell prize fight in London sold as high as f55,
lin difficulty between Charley Oglesby and
Dave Swearingin, two negroes, in Ebert county,
the latter was instantly killed by the former by CUT
ting his throat with pocket knife .Thirty-fivs
negro aborers on the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad attackedi negro named Henry Ashwood,
cutting and beating him in a lively manner fron
the effects of which he will die. Frank Moss, a
wealthy cattle raiser of Tazewell county Va killed
colored mail carrier named Burke Gordon for
some trivial ofense. Moss was crazy from the
effects Of protTacted SPREE and has been placed In
a lunatic asylum.
IN THE CITY-Hon. Gustavus J. Orr, state school
commissioner, died at his residence last Sunday
morning with congestion of the brain. Mr.. Orr has
held the position OF state school commissioner since
1872, being appointed to the cfi3 by Governor
James NJ. Smith. He was a devout Christian and
died painless death, surrounded by his entire
family and numerous sorroFing friends.
Wednesday, December 14.-The firm of D.
DeCss shipping and commission merchants.
of New York. have failed with liabilities 81 CO000O,
assets S750, Co.,. William Finchum, sentenced to
be hanged in Rockingham, Va, for the murder of
his brother, has been respited until December 80.
....Henry S. Ives, the absconding cashier of the
defunct banking firm of H. S. Ives Co., who stole
100000 and skipped several months ago has been
arrested. He was bailed in the sum of sos COO his
sister becoming his bondswomap.
In THE CITY-Judge James S Hook of Augusta
has been appointed state school commissioner OF
public schools, vice DR.. G. j. Orr, deceased. Judge
Hook was not a candidate for the position and made
no application for it, and was consequently sur
prised when he received the appointment His
term will expire on January 1885, soon after the
session of the next general assembly. Mr. E. IT.
Orr who has had long experience in all the details
of the Office will remain us first assistant. The
license to retail liquor in the city has been fixed by
the city council at 1880, with the seyerest re-
strictions. Licenses will not be issued to sell
whisky on Whitehall lower than Mitchell street:
ON Peachtree from the railroad to Luckie; on Ma
rietta from Peachtree to Forsyth; on Decatur from
Peaehtree to Lloyd; on Broad from Mitchell to
Luckie; on Mitchell from Forsyth street to Whites
hall, and SO on, the territory covering radius Of
quarter of mile, where the saloons will be under
| the strictest police regulations
| Thursday, December 15.-E w. Marshall,
| one of the most prominent merchants of South
Carolina, died in GleenVille on Wednesday, in the
6Sth year of his age He director in the First
| National bank of Charleston. e. S. Harper the
ex-banker of the Fidelity bank of Cincinnati who
was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for
| appropriating few hundred thousands to his own
USE has entered upon his duties at that institution,
doning the stripes just like tie rest of the Conn
mon herd The business portion Of Orange City.
Fla, reduced to ashes, causing loss of $40 600.
.....Marietta was visited by fire which destroyed
two or three business houses entailing loss Of $751;
| 900, with $4,000 insurance .Pompey Calhoun, q
| negro dropped dead on Broad street, Augusta.
IN THE CTTY-Captain Mercer, of the police force,
was put under 500 bond for reSenting the insult
| of prisoner whom he had arrested by knocking
| him down with his stick. Two negroes became
| engaged in quarrel at dance in house on Tan
| yard branch, when Gordon, one of the parties to
the row, drew his pistol and sent bullet crashing
| through the mouth of Hooper, his adversary,
| lodging in the back of his head. Hooper lived only
q few hours, when he died in great agony. '
Friday, December 16.-Joseph Knight book
keeper OF th3 Manufacturers bank, of Philadelphia,
has been arrested for robbing the bank OF $4,000 It
is said that he had been taking money for the past
| twenty-five years, and has just now got enough....
| ST. Augustine, Fla, visited by another disas-
| trous fire, this time destroying property to the
amount of $500, 000... Governor Bodwell of Maine
died from congestion Of the lungs caused from ex.
| posture and oyerwork.....Mr. Frank Gordon son Of
Governor John 3. Gordon, was married in Washing
ton city to Miss Kilbourn wealthy society BELLE Of
| that city. The wedding was brilliant affair." the
church being filed by distinguished people, among
| whom were Senator Brown, Senator Colquitt Mr..
| Randall Assistant Postmaster-General Harris Mrs.
Justice Miller Mr.. and Mrs. Mu drow, Mr.. and NJ 81
| Chandler, Miss Foster, Mrs. Lamont Mrs. McPher-
| son, baron Won Sedartz, and many others. Mr..
| John Allison, secretary of state, Tennessee, and
| Miss Sadie Vaughan, were married at the First
| Presbyterian church, Nashville. Mr.. Allison has
been secretary of state for several years, and was
| candidate for the democratic nomination for
governor before the last convention and is spoken
| as candidate in1SSS. His bride is the youngest.
daughter of Colonel Michael Vaughan, of that city
| and is accomplished and beautiful, possessing all
the many virtues that go to make up q model young
| woman.